Here is a list of some of the more common plants toxic to reptiles. Most include all species of a particular plant. If you know of any other plants that may be toxic, please add them to the list.
- Amaryllis
- Apricot – (pits, leaves and bark)
- Apple – (seeds, leaves, bark)
- Avocado – (pit, leaves, unripe fruit, stems)
- Azalea
- Belladonna
- Bird of Paradise (seed pods and flowers)
- Boxwood
- Braken Fern
- Buckthorn
- Burdock
- Buttercup – Ranunculus
- Caladium
- Calla Lily
- Catclaw Acacia – (twigs and leaves)
- Caster Bean
- Cherry – (pits, leaves and bark)
- Chinaberry
- Clematis
- Coral Plant
- Crocus (autumn)
- Daffodil
- Daphne
- Delphinium
- Dieffenbachia (dumb cane)
- Eggplant –(unripe/ripe fruit, leaves)
- Elderberry – (roots, leaves, stems, bark)
- Elephant’s Ears or Taro
- Euonymus – (filit, bark, leaves)
- European Pennyroyal
- Figs – Ficus
- Four o’clock
- Heliotrope – (leaves)
- Henbane
- Holly – (leaves, berries)
- Horse Chestnut
- Horse Nettle
- Hyacinth
- Hydrangea
- Iris
- Ivy (Boston, English and some others)
- Jack-in-the-Pulpit
- Jerusalem Cherry – (leaves, seeds and flowers)
- Jonquil
- Juniper
- Lantana
- Larkspur
- Laurel
- Lily-of-the-Valley
- Lobelia
- Locoweed
- Lupine
- Marijuana
- Milkweed
- Mistletoe
- Mock Orange
- Morning Glory – (seeds)
- Mushrooms – many types
- Narcissus
- Oak
- Oleander
- Peach – (leaves, pit, bark)
- Pear – (leaves, seeds, bark)
- Peony
- Periwinkle
- Peyote
- Philodendron
- Plum – (leaves, pit, bark)
- Poison Hemlock – Conium maculatum
- Poison Ivy
- Poison Oak
- Poison Sumac
- Poinsettia
- Poppy
- Potato -(sprouts, leaves, berries, green tubers)
- Pothos
- Primrose
- Privet
- Ragwort
- Red Maple
- Rhododendron
- Rhubarb – (leaves)
- Sage
- Shamrock Plant
- Skunk Cabbage
- Snowdrop
- Sorrel
- Star of Bethlehem
- Sweet Pea
- Tobacco
- Tomato – (stems and leaves)
- Tulip
- Virginia Cree
- Water Hemlock
- Wisteria
- Yew
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